John – English noun declension

English noun forms of John

Noun: John
SingularJohn
PluralJohns

Sample Sentences

  • I and the other "Johns," as I soon discovered all new-comers at Sandhurst were, and are still, styled, although at the time I was unconscious of it, managed to troop in after the A company, but although not two minutes after them, found all the different messes already seated and hard at work. [1842, The United Service Magazine:]
  • To avoid bullying, first-year “Johns” (from Johnny Raw) “fagged” for senior classmen known as “Regs.” Fagging included making beds, running messages, and smuggling contraband. [2017, Verity McInnis, Women of Empire:]
  • Remember, no Johns.
  • This is the sound of a John. A John. He wants to wait. [2005 December 3, 3:53 from the start, in NO JOHNS, spoken by John Michael "SOS" Howard, published 6 June 2007 via YouTube, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2024:]
  • Bursting from the inaudible chatter of many smiling faces, a thunderous voice emerges, “No Johns, son!” [2009, Daniel O'hair, “A Smashing Experience”, in Jennifer Oato, editor, Klipsun Magazine, volume 40, number 1, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2016, page 10:]
  • You never know, I might show up to challenge you someday. And if we ever do get to go head to head: Please, no Johns. [2014, 0:47 from the start, in Smash Bros. - Reggie's Message to Fans - Evo 2014, spoken by Reggie Fils-Aimé, IGN, via YouTube, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2014:]
  • I didn’t get any hand warmers. I didn’t warm up properly. I didn’t get enough sleep last night. There’s television lag. These are some of the Johns that [D'ron "D1"] Maingrette says he’s heard over the years. [2019 September 16, Cecilia D'Anastasio, “How A High School Smash Bros. Joke Became A World-Famous Saying”, in Kotaku, archived from the original on 23 Nov 2019:]
  • Some "Johns" have become universal among Smash players. Some prominent "Johns" include: controller issues, not enough sleep, food, or water, a cold venue, or a lack of warmup time. [2020 May 26, Abbie Rappaport, “"Melee is Broken": Super Smash Bros. Melee: An Interdisciplinary Esports Ethnography”, in spectrum.library.concordia.ca, Concordia University, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2022:]
  • i have a lot of new opinions on the mechanics of the game. I KNOW it sounds like a john but ill probably talk about it later [2024 March 18, ayowitty (@lolwitty1), Twitter, archived from the original on 24 Oct 2024:]

Etymology

1. From Middle English John, Johan, Johannes, from Anglo-Norman Jehan, Johan, and also Old English Iohannes, both from Late Latin Iōhannēs, variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān), perhaps contracted from a former יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān, “God is gracious”).
2. Doublet of Jack, Jon, Johan, Johann, Johannes, Jean, Sean, Shane, Shaun, Ian, Ivan, Evan, Juan, Giovanni, and Yahya. See: Old English Nouns 'Iohannes', Latin Nouns 'Iōannēs'.

Verbs referencing "John"

German Nouns Johannes.